End of winter ski season!

12/3/1983

Looking like basking under spring or even a hazy summer sun,

a pair of the numerous Britannia Boeing 737-200s, separated by a

Monarch BAC-111/500 are ready to depart or load

their passengers back to Gatwick. In the background,

an Austrian DC-9-51 and a Sterling Caravelle 12.

Monarch BAC-111/500 G-AXMG begins taxi, while another

"One Eleven" of Dan Air London and a trio of Britannia Airways

Boeing 737-200 wait for their passengers around the "Satellite 20"

Preparing for an airshow!

28/4/1984

Part of Stephen Grey's warbirds collection being prepared

for departure for another airshow, maybe La Ferté-Alais.

From front, the nose of Grumman F8F Bearcat NX700H,

then Grumman F4F Wildcat N47201 and finally, North

American P-51D Mustang N6340T. 

Just sound is missing!!!

Russian types' medley

June 25. 1987

Before operating the Tupolev 154 itself, LOT Polish Airlines leased

a few samples from Aeroflot, including CCCP-85455, painted in

full colours with "Operated by LOT from Aeroflot" titles. On that day,

it was probably flying an extra or charter flight and is seen together

with the regular Tupolev 134A SP-LHG.

04/6/1983

Tupolev 134 LZ-TUO of Balkan Bulgarian starting engines,

while Aeroflot TU-154 CCCP-85287 begins taxi to the holding point.

On the right, Hapag-Lloyd Boeing 727-200 D-AHLU

on lease to Tunisair, with appropriate titles.

11/6/1983

Tupolev 134 DDR-SCN of Interflug, with Aeroflot TU-154B-2

CCCP-85397 and a Balkan TU-134. Sole western built airliner on

the picture is a British Airways Hawker Siddley Trident 3 on the left.

A conference has been held as a Royal Australian Air Force

Boeing 707-300 and an U.S.A.F C-9 (DC-9-32) were

also spotted on that beautiful sunny day!

16/6/1982

Due to engine failure on LOT Tupolev 134 SP-LHD,

a replacement engine was transported on board

Antonov 12 SP-LZB, a very rare visitor at that time!

Renault assembly 31/03/1983

For the presentation of a brand new Renault (I don't remember which model, HELP!),

at least 20 charter flights came from the whole western Europe and were parked at

every corner of the apron!

 Sobelair, Aer Lingus, Monarch and Orion's Boeing 737-200s

respectively OO-SBQ & SBS, EI-ASG, G-DFUB, G-BGTV

and British Caledonian BAC-111/500 G-AZPZ, parked

in front of the main hangar.  

 Air France Boeing 727-200 F-GCDD, with Dan Air London

Boeing 727-100, Aviaco DC-8-63, Hapag-Lloyd Boeing 727-200,

the 5 Boeing 737-200 and BAC-111/500 from the above picture

and in the far background, Condor Boeing 727-200 D-ABTI 

and Minerve SE-210 Caravelle 6R F-BUZC

Martinair Holland Mc Donnell Douglas MD82 PH-MCD,

with Air Charter SE-210 Caravelle 10B and 2 Condor

Boeing 727-200s, whose were later parked in the far

southwest corner of the airport.

In addition: the following were parked on the wide-body apron:

Alitalia Boeing 747-200 I-DEMP and DC-9-32 I-DIKT

Hapag-Lloyd A300 D-AHLC and Martinair Holland

DC-9-32 PH-MAO.

Busy holding bay 23!

23/12/1978:

End afternoon peak time with Herema's Cessna 550

Citation II PH-HES, Swissair DC-9-32 HB-IFR,

SABENA Boeing 737-200 OO-SDK waiting their

turn for departure, while Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-200

CN-RMJ is cleared to land.

Giants meetings!

14/11/1985:

First visit of a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy of the U.S.Air Force

(66-8307) for the meeting between U.S. and Russian presidents

Reagan and Gorbatchev. Seen here with Swissair Boeing 747-357

HB-IGD on the old gate 22 and on the second picture, a DC-10-30 taking-off for

another long-haul flight.

05/2/1985:

First visit of the Boeing 377 SGT Super Guppy (F-BPPA) to load Pierre Fehlmann's

race boat "UBS Switzerland". Parked nearby Iran Air's Boeing 747SP EP-IAC. At

that time, wide-body aircraft were often parked at the "Satellite 20".